Printing attachment for paper-roll holders.



W. T. GBARY. PRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR PAPER ROLL HOLDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1909.

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APPLIGATION IILBD JUNE 1, 1909.

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WILLIAM T. GEARY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING ATTACHMENT FOR PAPER-ROLL HOLDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

Application filed June 1, 1909. Serial No. 499,466.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. GEARY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Attachments forPaper-Roll Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in printing attachments for paperroll holders whereby advertising matter may be applied to the papersheets as they are removed from the roll for wrapping or other purposes,and has for its object the production of a simple and efficientattachment for this purpose.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the paper roll holderprovided with an attachment embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a top planview of the attachment, Fig. 3 is a section 011 line :22 cc of Fig. 2,Fig.

1 is a section on line y y of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is' a section on line 2 zof Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the printing roll, andFig. 7 is a section on line m m of Fig. 6.

The paper roll 1 is mounted in suitable standards 2 connected by the topcross rods 3. Two pairs of bars 4: and 5 are provided at one end withthe clamping members 6 and 7 adapted to be clamped together over therods 3 by means of the bolts 8. The bars 5 extend rearwardly, outwardly,and downwardly, forming hangers 9 in which is pivoted the impressionroll 10. The roll 10 is made as wide or a little wider than the papersheet 11 coming from the roll 1. The bar 4 extends rearwardly, inwardly,and upwardly, forming the supporting bars 12. At their upper ends thebars 12 are provided with rearwardly curved slots 13 having enlargedupper ends 14 and in their lower portions with vertically disposed slots15, having enlarged upper portions 16. A casing 17 containing printingroll 18 and inking roll 19 is adapted to be mounted between the bars12.' Rolls 18 and 19 are provided respectively, with trunnions 20 and 21projecting from casing .17 and provided with annular grooves 22 and 23adapted to operate in slots 15 and 13. The slots 15 and 13 are so placedthat when the trunnions 20 i and 21 are in the lowermost portions ofsaid slots, the printing roll 18 contacts with the impression roll 10 toprint the strip of paper 11 passing between. When it is desired toinsert the aper strip 11 or to throw the printing attachment out ofcommission, the casing 17 is elevated and tilted in the slots 15 and 13as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The enlarged upper ends of slots15 and 13 permit insertion of the trunnions 20 and 21. The, trunnions 21have slight vertical play in slots 19 in the sides of casing 17 so thatthe roll 19 may adjust itself to the printing roll. An opening 24 isprovided in casing 17 for access to inking roll 19 for supplying inkthereto.

The printing roll 18 is provided with annular flanges 25 at either endand the type sheet 26 is secured between said flanges with printingfaces of the type 27 projecting slightly above said flanges. By thisarrangement it will be seen that the flanges 25 will maintain contactwith the paper sheet and impression roll as the sheet is drawn out so asto keep the printing roll turning in unison with the travel of the paperstrip and that when the type 27 is brought to contact with the paperstrip, good contact will be made therewith. In use the printing roll 18is provided on one side with any suitable advertising matter, the paperstrip 11 run between rolls 10 and 18 and back under the tearing bar 28,and the casing 17 set with the printing roll 18 in contact with saidpaper strip on roll 10. By this arrangement it will be seen that as thepaper strip is drawn from the roll and used for wrapping or otherpurposes, the advertising matter will appear printed thereon at regularinter vals depending upon the size of roll 18.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred construction forcarrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation andmodification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I,there fore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction set forth but wish to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a paper roll and supporting frame, of a bracketadapted to be secured to said frame and provided with lower verticalslots and upper rearwardly curved slots; an impression roll mounted insaid bracket; and a casing containing a printing roll and an inking rolland provided with projections adapted to take into said slots, wherebysaid casing may be temporarily suspended out of operative relation withsaid impression roll, substantially as described 2. The combination witha paper roll and supporting frame, of a bracket adapted to be secured insaid frame and provided with vertical lower slots and upper rearwardlycurved slots, sald slots having enlarged upper ends; an impression rollmounted 1n sald bracket; and a casing containing a printing roll and aninking roll, the shafts of said printing and inking rolls being extendedand provided with annular grooves at their ends adapted to take intosaid slots, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a. paper roll and supporting frame, of a bracketadapted to be secured to said frame; an impression roll mounted in saidbracket; a casing mounted in said bracketand containing a printing rolland an inking roll, the said inking roll b'elng capable of movement toand from said printing roll; and meansfor ad ustment of "said casing toand from said impression roll,

substantially as described.

4. The con'ibination' with a paper roll and supporting frame, of abracket comprising lower and upper members provided with clamping meansfor engagement with the bars with curved slots having enlarged up perends; and a casing containing a printing roll and an inking roll, thesaid printing roll being provided with trunnions having annular groovesadapted to operate in the said vertically disposed slots and the saidinking roll being provided with trunnions having annular grooves adaptedto operate in the said curved slots, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a paper roll and supporting frame, of a bracketcomprising lower and upper members provided with clamping means forengagement with the upper cross member of the frame, the said lowermember consisting of two rearwardly, outwardly, and downwardly extendingbars supporting the impression roll, and the said upper memberconsisting of two rca avardly, inwardly, and upwardly extending bars,the upward extensions of said last named bars being provided in theirlower portions with vertically disposed slots having enlarged upper endsand the upper portions of said bars with "curved slots having enlargedupper ends; and a casing containing a printing roll and an inking roll,the said printing roll being provided with trunnions having annulargrooves adapted to operate in the said vertically disposed slots and thesaid inking roll being provided with trnnnions having annular groovesadapted to operate in the said curved slots, and the said inking rollhaving vertical play in the said casing as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM T. GEAR-Y.

Vitnesses HELEN F. LlLLlS, JOSHUA R. H. Po'r'rs.

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